Communists Gain Hold In Angola
Washington reports that the Soviet backed MPLA appears to be gaining strength in the Angolan civil war, outgunning rivals FNLA and UNITA militarily and diplomatically. U S officials warn Moscow could become the dominant force as Angola debates intervention at the UN while Washington maintains neutrality.
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Washington
Angola
U.S
proMoscow Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.N. General Assembly
Africa
Moynihan
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
FNLA
China
Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
Question and Answer Help Column From The Enterprise
The Enterprise runs an Action Line Q and A with household tips and public services queries. Readers ask about grease removal on tan suede shoes using bread, food stamp income rules, German language study options for a minor, and wart remedies. Official guidance notes counting county assistance as income for food stamps and language resources at High Point College and the High Point Public Library are cited.
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Social Services
Dept. of Social Services
Anon
Q. S
Davidson County Community College
J.N. A
High Point College
Christmas Sales Increase In North Carolina Stores
North Carolina department stores report rising Christmas sales with September gains and stronger post Thanksgiving momentum. Executives from Asheville Winston-Salem Raleigh Charlotte and Charlotte Belk Sears Ivey’s and Penney’s note solid to strong increases averaging 5.6 to 18 percent in varying markets driven by consumer confidence and holiday shopping.
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North Carolina
Richard Waters
Associated Press
Ring of the Cash Register
Crystal Strom
Asheville Merchants Association
Neal Bedinger
Davis Inc
Winston-Salem
Bedinger
Down
Town Merchants Association
Ernest Yarborough
Winston-Salem Merchants Association
Wesley Williams
Raleigh Merchants Bureau
Raleigh
Williams
Charlotte
Dick Edmundson
Sears
South Park Mall
Durwood Gunnell
Carolinas
Ivey
Penney's
Eastland Mall
Charlotte Belk
Maloy Bush
Carolinas Group
Running For Cover as Beirut Fighting Hillsong Continues
A Moslem gunman carries a small child to safety and runs for cover amid heavy street fighting in Beirut. Police report more than 50 killed and hundreds wounded as Christian and Moslem gunmen clash. Story continues on page 3A. CAP Wierephetod
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Beirut
Cap Wierephetod
Long says tax plan futile amid Ford spending demands
Senate Finance Committee chairman Russell Long called a proposed tax cut plan futile as President Ford demands a spending ceiling. He warned a veto could cost jobs, while House and Senate leaders seek a quick compromise to allow a Christmas recess. The extension would reduce taxes for a married couple with $17,500 income to about $2,276.
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Washington
Ford
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Treasury
William E. Simon
Long
Simon
Ford Administration
Congressional
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Ron Nessen
Simnon
Finance Committee
NOW Question Stevens Nomination Over Women Rights
The National Organization for Women asks President Ford to withdraw Supreme Court nominee John Paul Stevens after his remark that blacks are a more disadvantaged group than women. Stevens testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about equality while opposing the ERA’s practical impact. NOW condemns the stance as a sign of white male power and bias against women and minorities. Stevens insists his duty is to treat all litigants impartially.
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Washington
National Organization For Women
Ford
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Stevens
Senate Judiciary Committee
Committee
Senate
High Court
NOW
Karen DeCrow
DeCrow
U S vetoes anti Israel resolution at U N
The United States cast its twelfth veto in the U N Security Council to block a resolution condemned Israeli air attacks on Palestinian camps in Lebanon. Ambassador Moynihan said the measure was one sided and could not be supported. Thirteen countries voted for the resolution.
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United Nations. NY
United States
United Nations Security Council
Lebanon
Damiel Patrick Moynihan
Nation Council
Ins
Middle East
Israel
Costa Rica
Aicat
Church considers 1976 bid for Democratic nomination
Sen Frank Church, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says he may seek the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. He plans to form a committee next week to explore organization and fundraising to launch a late entrant campaign. Church also outlined CIA reforms, proposing a 90 percent reduction of covert operations and placing remaining activities under the State Department.
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Los Angeles
Frank Church
Senate Inteligence Committee
Church
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
CIA
Idaho Democrat
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Sen. Long
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